{"id":572292,"date":"2026-02-07T06:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/572292\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T06:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:25:11","slug":"teyana-taylors-directorial-debut-gets-2027-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/572292\/","title":{"rendered":"Teyana Taylor&#8217;s Directorial Debut Gets 2027 Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/lists\/2026-oscar-predictions-academy-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscar nominee<\/a>. Culinary student. Singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer. The list goes on and on, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/teyana-taylor\/\" id=\"auto-tag_teyana-taylor\" data-tag=\"teyana-taylor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teyana Taylor<\/a> will soon add another bullet to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/awards\/consider-this\/teyana-taylor-interview-a-thousand-and-one-1234940813\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her already-enviable resume<\/a>: feature filmmaker. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/paramount-pictures\/\" id=\"auto-tag_paramount-pictures\" data-tag=\"paramount-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramount Pictures<\/a> announced today that the \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d nominee\u2019s first feature directorial outing will arrive in theaters on April 9, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The project, known as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/get-lite\/\" id=\"auto-tag_get-lite\" data-tag=\"get-lite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Lite<\/a>,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/news\/breaking-news\/teyana-taylor-directorial-debut-get-lite-storm-reid-1234965544\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was first announced in 2024<\/a>, with the news that \u201cA Wrinkle in Time\u201d and \u201cEuphoria\u201d actress Storm Reid would co-star in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/film\/\" id=\"auto-tag_film\" data-tag=\"film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on today\u2019s announcement, it appears that Taylor is still looking for a male lead for the film, which is officially billed as the story of \u201ca talented, but sheltered, dance student [who] finds inspiration, love, and family in the last place he expected: the subways of New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/criticism\/movies\/dracula-review-caleb-landry-jones-christoph-waltz-1235178015\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-card-index=\"0\" data-post-id=\"1235178015\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7Y7A3050_3d2967.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Dracula&quot; (2026)\" height=\"168\" width=\"300\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-attachment-id=\"1235178028\" data-wp-size=\"nova_size__sixteenbynine_small_cropped\"\/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/features\/podcast\/why-train-dreams-changed-books-ending-1235178064\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-card-index=\"1\" data-post-id=\"1235178064\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MCDTRDR_ZX056.jpg\" alt=\"TRAIN DREAMS, Joel Edgerton, 2025. &#xA9; Netflix \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" height=\"168\" width=\"300\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-attachment-id=\"1235178066\" data-wp-size=\"nova_size__sixteenbynine_small_cropped\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The film will be produced by Kenya Barris, Anni Weisband (Khalabo Ink Society), Reid, Robyn Simpson (A Seed &amp; Wings Productions), and Bill Karesh (OFFBRND), with Taylor also serving as executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>The multi-talented Taylor has a long history of directing her own music videos via her all-female music production company The Aunties, launched in 2017. With \u201cGet Lite,\u201d she\u2019s further tapping into her roots, embracing a story that recalls her time also working as a choreographer and dancer, dating back to the start of her music career in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, she further expounded on her creative desires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/awards\/consider-this\/teyana-taylor-interview-a-thousand-and-one-1234940813\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in an interview with IndieWire<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m even in a space where I\u2019m making sure the roles that I take are roles that are going to allow me to keep pushing my range and to continue to work toward being a better version of everything than I am,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, for me, I don\u2019t want to take anything that\u2019s too easy. I want to take on the challenge and further myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paramount today also announced dates for three other upcoming films on its slate: Jonathan Levine\u2019s David Corenswet-starring \u201cUntitled John Tuggle Film\u201d (previously known as \u201cMr. Irrelevant\u201d) is set for December 25, 2026; Potsy Ponciroli\u2019s modern-day Western \u201cThe Rescue\u201d will be released on\u00a0January 29, 2027; and an untitled \u201cParamount Horror Event Film\u201d will come out on July 16, 2027 (no other details, including director or cast, were shared).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oscar nominee. Culinary student. Singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer. 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